36 USC § 220103 - Membership

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s220103"
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title: "36 USC § 220103 - Membership"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "220103"
section_name: "Membership"
chapter_number: 2201
chapter_name: "UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1459.)"
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# § 220103. Membership

Except as provided in this chapter, the rights, privileges, and designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws. The membership of the corporation consists of—

**(1)** nine individuals designated by the President; and

**(2)** representatives of the civilian organizations listed in section 220102(4) of this title, and of the public at large, as provided in the bylaws.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1459.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 220103 | 36:1305(a). | Dec. 29, 1979, Pub. L. 96–165, § 5(a), 93 Stat. 1270. |

The text of 36:1305(a) (1st–3d sentences) and the word “Thereafter” are omitted as executed and obsolete.